I don’t know about you, but I am routinely inundated with ideas for tempting do-it-yourself projects. Let’s just take a quick peek at my Pinterest page. Yep, there’s a project to turn a small toddler T-shirt into a dress, to turn an old dresser into a “signature” piece of furniture, to turn old furniture into garden ornaments, or turn chipped teacups into bird feeders. And that’s not to mention the endless macrame, quilting, painting, antiquing, jewelry-making and paper-making efforts that look so simple and fun. | July 3, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Jake Bugg

Following a brief but fierce downpour Sunday night, Jake Bugg's fest-closing set at the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage started right on schedule. The 20-year-old English folkie came onstage to squeals of delight from the faithful fans assembled up front. | July 6, 2014»Read Full Article(1)

On Saturday, reggae rapper and alternative rock musician Matisyahu headlined the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse at Summerfest. The performance in Milwaukee came just a over a month after the release of his fifth album, Akeda.

The show started about 30 minutes late because of sound problems, and after two songs, Matisyahu stopped the show to address continuing audio issues, which were fixed. | July 6, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

In Tandem Theatre is giving its fans a sneak peek at next season's shows Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N. 10th St. The troupe will perform snippets of its upcoming shows including "The Glass Menagerie," "Come Back," "Little by Little" and the perennial favorite, "A Cudahy Caroler Christmas." There will be hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. This preview and open house is free, but In Tandem asks that people R.S.V.P. by Monday. That can be done by calling (414) 271-1371 or emailing info@intandemtheatre.org. | July 6, 2014»Read Full Article

Milwaukee portraits

Take a look at how others see us with a visit to the "Postcards from America: Milwaukee" exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 900 N. Art Museum Drive. The exhibit features photos taken recently by 11 visiting photographers from the Magnum photo cooperative. One of those photographers, Alessandra Sanguinetti, will be at the opening reception Thursday in the contemporary galleries. She and the museum's curator of photography, Lisa Sutcliffe, will talk about the exhibit at 6:30 p.m. The reception runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free with general admission ($17, adults; $14, students; free, seniors and children 12 and younger). | July 6, 2014»Read Full Article

On Saturday, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method sat down with Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy before the DJ duo's headlining performance at the Miller Lite Oasis.

The EDM duo has been performing for over 20 years and released a new self-titled album at the beginning of the year. In the video, Jordan and Kirkland discuss how electronic dance music has changed over time and what's in their future. | July 6, 2014»Read Full Blog Post

Up-and-coming pop rockers SomeKindaWonderful made their festival debut at Summerfest on Saturday, headlining the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage.

The band's appearance was a late addition to the Big Gig's lineup and the group's first show in the Midwest, though they have Midwestern roots: The band formed after surreptitiously meeting in a bar in Cleveland, Ohio, and wrote the song "Reverse" on the same night. | July 6, 2014»Read Full Blog Post